Medium large transport aircraft on vector and climbing when vector heading took aircraft toward build up of clouds. Reporter captain, trying to top clouds, flew 500 ft above assigned altitude.

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Attributes
ACN	404380
Time
Date	199806
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orl
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors enroute : direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	404380
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Radar vector departure out of mco with scattered thunderstorms in the area. Departure instructed a heading change from 310 degrees to 360 degrees. This heading change pointed us at a cloud build up. The PF (captain) became focused on trying to climb over the build up. The copilot called passing 14000 ft (the assigned altitude). The aircraft peaked at 14500 ft before returning to 14000 ft. No conflict was noted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACFT ON VECTOR AND CLBING WHEN VECTOR HEADING TOOK ACFT TOWARD BUILD UP OF CLOUDS. RPTR CAPT, TRYING TO TOP CLOUDS, FLEW 500 FT ABOVE ASSIGNED ALT.

Narrative: RADAR VECTOR DEP OUT OF MCO WITH SCATTERED TSTMS IN THE AREA. DEP INSTRUCTED A HEADING CHANGE FROM 310 DEGS TO 360 DEGS. THIS HEADING CHANGE POINTED US AT A CLOUD BUILD UP. THE PF (CAPT) BECAME FOCUSED ON TRYING TO CLB OVER THE BUILD UP. THE COPLT CALLED PASSING 14000 FT (THE ASSIGNED ALT). THE ACFT PEAKED AT 14500 FT BEFORE RETURNING TO 14000 FT. NO CONFLICT WAS NOTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.